NAME

DSA - Digital Signature Algorithm

DESCRIPTION

DSA is the Digital Signature Algorithm specified in [DSS], a standard
for public-key based digital signatures from NIST, the U.S. National
Institute for Standards and Technology. DSA employs SHA(5).
For a description of DSS, its history and security, see [AC2].

REFERENCES

[DSS] National Institute of standards and Technology, NIST FIPS PUB
186, DigitalSignatureStandard, U.S. Department of Commerce, May 1994.
[AC2] Bruce Schneier, AppliedCryptography:Protocols,AlgorithmsandSourceCodeinC, second edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1996.